Sleeve cuff



l,609,286 L. BERNSTEIN SLEEVE cUFF Filed July 23, 1925 3 Sheets-Sheet 2Dec. 7 1926.

Patented Dec. 7, 1926.

pair-'na sraras siaraar office LOUISBERNSTEN, OF CHICAGO, ILLOIS.

SLEEVE CUFF.

Application file. July 23, 1925. Serial No. 45,474.

its main object the provision of an improved article of this character'which will embody the desired features of `simplieity, convenience,ornamentation, and which will be economic in manufacture.

Other objects will appear hereinafter.

` The invention consists in the eombinations and arrangements of partshereinafter described and claimed.

The `invention will be best understood by reference to the .accompanyingdrawings, forming a part of this specification, and in which,

Fig. 1- represents a front view of an infantjs garment provided with aform of my sleeve closure cufis;

Fig. 2 is a fragmental view of a sleeve of the kind illustrated in Fig.1, but showing the back thereof;

Fig B represents a front View of the garment illustrated in Fig. 1, butshowing the sleeve closure cuffs in the position'they occupy when not inuse for closing the open wrist ends lof the 'sleeves;

Figi. LL is a fragmental View of a sleeve like that illustrated in Fig.3, but looking at the back thereof;

Fig. 5 represents an enla-rged fragmental view, showing the cuff as itappears when theend of the sleeve is open and with the fiaps fiaring; o

Fig. '6 is a sectional View taken on the line 6-6 of Fig. 5;

Fig. 7 represents a view similar to that shown in Fig. 5, butillustrating the cuff as it appears whenclosing the endv of the sleeve:and with the flaps flaring; i

Fig. 8 is a sectional view taken on the line 8-8 of Fig. 7;

Fig. 9 represents the back of a sleeve, fractionally shown andillustrating a modified form of cuif FigflO represents a front view ofthe sleeve and means thereon for securing this modified form of the cufiFigs. 11 and 12 are back and front Views,

respectively, of the sleeve, showing the modified form of cuif as it.appears when closing the open wrist end of the sleeve;

Figs. 13 and 14 are front and back views,

4 respectively, of fragmental sleeves showing o a still further modifiedform of my improved oulf, theview depicted in Fig. 13 showing thecuffapplied to the sleeve butnot closing the open wrist endthereof,zwhile the view depicted in Fig. 14 shows the cufi' as closingthe open wrist end of the sleeve; and

Fig; `15 is an enlarged detail View of the :form of cuff shown in Figs.13 and 14. i

The accompanying drawings illustrate the preferred embodiment of vmyinvention; one such embodiment being illustrated in detail in Figs. 1 tocharacters 17 and 16 represent the front and back members of my improvedcuff7 vthe back member 16 having an vextension 1,8 secured under anornamental band 19 that surrounds the front and back members 20 and 21'comprising the garment sleeve. The said ornamental band 19-may itself bea fixed cuff of any usual type attached to the sleeve adjacent the openwrist end thereof; and it will be observed inthis connection that theextension 18 on the back member 16 of the cuff is secured under theornamental band 19 at the back 21 of the sleeve.

The form of my improved cuif under discussion, vhas at the opposite endsof said front and back members 17 and 16 proj ecting fiap parts l23which are sewed, seamed or otherwise suitably secured together alongtheir front and: rearsid'es 24 and 25 and at their ends 26. The frontand back members 17 and 16 are also secured together in similar manneralong their rear sides or edges 27; but they are open at 28 along theirfront sides or edges in order to provide. an en- 8, in which thereference trance-way into the interior or pocket 29of the cuif. The cuff'thus composed of the front and back members 16 and 17 With theirconnected end flaps 23v is adapted to be swung as upon a hinge along aline 30 at the rear edge of the ornamental band 19. When the cuff is inopen position, that is, when the open wrist end of the sleeve isuncovered, as best illustrated in Figs'3 to 6, the back meinber 16 maybe secured to the front member 17 near the opening 28 by means of button31 and a button-hole 32, the button being,` attaC-hed to the back member16 while the button-hole is provided in the front member 17. IVhen thecuff is in this open position.

the fiaps 23 thereof may be secured one over the other upon a button 33attached to the front 20 of the sleeve, the said flaps 23 for thispurpose being provided' with suitable button-holes 34. In this manner,the cuff may have its front land back parts firmly 'secured together,and may as a whole fit the sleeve over the wrist or hand of the wearer.

When the cuff is to be used as a closure for the open wrist end of thesleeve, the flaps 23 aredisconnected from the button 33 and the frontmember 17 is disconnected from the button 31; and thereupon the cufi'.

is swung` over the fingers and the open wrist end of the sleeve isentered in the pocket 29 of the cuif as best illustrated in Figs. 1, 2,7 and 8. When the cuff thus .encompasses the end of the sleeve, thebutton-hole 32 in the front member 17 is applied to a button 35 securedto the front 20 of the' sleeve. When the culf is thus placed in closedposition over the open wrist end of the sleeve the end flaps 23 aresecured one upon the other upon a button 36 attached for the purpose tothe back member 16. In Fig. 1, this form of cufi is shown as applied tothe sleeves of an infant7s g'arment 37 and in closed position thereon,the flaps lon the cuff at the lefthand side of the figure being' shownas closed while the flaps at the right-hand side of the figure areindicated in broken lines as being open. In Fig. 3 the cuffs are shownas being` secured upon the sleeves in the positions they occupy whenturned backto leave the open wrist ends of the sleeves free andunobstructed.

In Figs. 9 to 12, inclusive, I depict a modified form of cutf 38 whichis secured, as in the previous instance, upon the back 39 of the sleeveto swing or turn thereon along the rear edge 40 of the ornamental band41. This form of sleeve closing cuff is made substantially like the formabove described, eX- cept that the end fiaps are omitted and that thefront member 42 is provided along its free edge 43 with spacedbutton-holes 44 adapted, when the open end of the sleeve is inserted inthe culf, as illustrated in Figs. 11 and 12, to be engaged upon suitablecorrespondingly spaced buttons 45 secured upon the front 46 of thesleeve. VVhen the cuff is in open position, as illustrated in Fig. 9, itis secured to thel back 39 of the sleeve,

there being a button-hole 47 provided along the edge 47 of the cufl forsecurement upon a button 48 attached to the said back 39.

In F igs. 13 to 15, inclusive, I illustrate a preferred detachable formof sleeve closing` cuf`f.- .In this detachable form of cufi I employ twocorresponding;` members comprising, for the purposes of identification,a front member 49 and a back member 50, the

same being secured together all around except at their sides 51 whichare left free and. open in order that the cuff may be engaged over theopen end of the sleeve. The members 49 and are provided withcorresponding button-holes 52 so as to be secured, when the sleeve isnot vto be closed, upon suitable buttons as 53 attached to the back 54of the sleeve. When the open end of the sleeve is to be closed with thisform of cuff, the button-holes 52 of the back 50 are engaged upon thebuttons 53 of the sleeve back 54, while the button-holes in the frontmember 49 are engaged over suitable buttons 55 attached to the front 56of the sleeve.

From the foregoing description,.taken in connection twith theaccompanying drawingz's, it will be observed that Ihave provided a verysimple, practical and effective sleeve closing' cuif one that may beeconomically manufactured either with or without thel end flaps; and onethat is especially adapted for use in connection with the sleeves ofinfants 'garments, although, 0bviously, it may be also used to advantagein connection with the garments of adults.

While I have illustrated and described the preferred form ofconstruction for carrying my invention into effect, this is capable ofVariation and modification without departing from the spirit of theinvention. I, therefore, do not wish to be limitedto the precise detailsof construction set forth, but desire to avail myself of such variationsand modifications as come within the scope of the no appended claims.

Having described my invention, what I claim as new and desire to secureby Letters Patent is v 1. In combination, a garment sleeve; a cuf havingsleeve encircling parts; means for securing the cufi upon the sleeve; amember associated with the cufl l and forming an openable pockettherewith for receiving the open end of the sleeve therewithin; meansfor securing said member to the sleeve in sleeve closing' position; andmeans for connecting said sleeve encircling parts, substantially asdescribed.

2. A garment sleeve having,` an open wrist end; a cuff arranged on the'sleeve and com- 125 posed of parts adapted toencircle the sleeve andopenable to slip over said open wrist end and entirely enclosing thesame; and fiaps projecting` from opposite ends of the cuif and formingtherewith an encircling band, said flaps being adapted to be seeured oneupon the other, substantially as described. i

3. A garment sleeve having an open Wrist end; a cufi' arranged on thesleeve and composed of sleeve encircling parts forming a closure forreceiving the' open wrist end Wholly therewithin; and flaps on the euffadapted to form therewith an encireling band around the sleeve and to besecured to 10 In testimony lwhereo I have' signed my 15 name to thisspecification.

' Louis BERNSTEIN.

